Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-22


Kind words were spoken for Erin, and
words OF bitter condemnation for the
British oppressors.
The Texas drouth is at an end. There
was heavy fall OF rain throughout the
entire drouth-stricken region on the 18th.
The confidence of tho farmers and stock
men Is fully restored.
A Negro living near Greenyille, Ala.
locked his five children in the house tho
other night, and went to some place OF
amusement. The house was burned and
the five little ones persisted.
McGarth's large wall paper establishment
in Chicago was destroyed 10y fire on the
18th inst. Loss si50,O00, with only $4,000
insurance. One fireman was burned TO
death and another fatally injured.
George Werner, Milwaukee school
teacher, has been held for trial for causing
the death OF Henry Sengbush, a pupil Of
his chool The boy : ne * had been broken
in the chastisement inflicted by Werner.
IL is estimated that 1900 miles OF rail
road track will be laid in the United States
during 1881. There are 2l.A7 miles pro ect-
ed. and +, sos miles Of old track will Toe re
laid. This would require 3,2j0,000 of stee
rails
Or Bruil o, Dodgevile. Wis, who was
arrested few weeks ago on the charge OF
having poisoned his wife 20 secure insur
ance amounting 10 $1,000, died in Jail in
Milwaukee the other night IL opposed
10 he n case II suicide.
The ancient city OF st Aug istine Tlori
da, wa, badly damaged by fire on the 18th
inst. One life was lost Amonstho build
Iug> burned was the old Spanish cathedral,
erected in 1893 and which was used for
W rship up TO the time of its destruction.
Mr. Henry f. Merritt, United States con
81 at Aixli- Chapelle, Belgium, says that
goods imported from Germany are under
valued fully ten per cent. The annual inn
port, are SAO01oOo making a difference OF
/ $4,000 The government is investigating
the matter.
Mrs. Lizzie Herbert, AGED 3d. wife OF a
| swi-chmau. living at Joliet H., la, been
I I'm 20 trance for three months 1t j, with
difficulty THAT fluids are forced into her
mouth. and he reduced 20 "a skeleton.
The physicians have agreed that 10 is
case of ratllesrv
The 'ettrr of President Cleveland T. tho
American fisheries union j, very favorahly
conn ented upon In official circle m Can
,da Its pointed TO as n gratifying sign
chat while the whole letter hreathes good
vii. toward Great Britain, there is not
wor of promise to the fishermen OF any
kind
Secretary Whitney has awarded 10 the
Bethlehem iron works company OF Penn
sylvania the contracts for furnishing
about l,40) tons Of steel gun forgings and
$500 tons Of steel armor plates, at a total
cost II $i5l2,93s. Its bids, though not the
lowest for the gun steel was the lowest in
the aggregate FIR thu two contracts.
Mrs Mary Miller aged "a, who lived with
relatives in Windsor, walked from Detroit
10 Toledo, go miles 10 visit her grand
daughter, Mrs Rooney. She was just
week on the way. AMI WIS so completely
exhausted that she died two DAYS after
wards Mr. Rooney says she knew moth
ing of her grandmother intention until
she arrived in Toledo
A great sensation has been eau oil in
Pttsburg 10y the arrest Of ~ rai,roaders Of
that city for an immense conspiracy to
RIB the road The Pennsylvania company
after paying ont nearly half a million dol
lars for stolen frei sht finally Organized
for investigation, and found that conduct
ors. hrakemen. aud other employees Of the
road were the culprits.
\ disastrous prairie fire is raging in
Phillips and Norton counties in kansas
1t started near Edmond where four houses
were burned and crossing the Central
Branch railroad has extended northwest
l
a number Of houses with all other perish
| able property in its track 1t i, reported
that nine to twelve persons have peri, he'd.
Edward W. Cody. night distributing
clerk In the Toledo postofllce, has boon ar
rested 10y Deputy United States Mar hal
Breed for robbiug the mails. The only let
ters he distracted were those addressed TO
the Bldde newspaper He was caught by
means OF decoy letters. The BLlde first
noticed the 10 last November. and esti-
mates the stcalngs since then at between
$4,000 and $1,000
one OF the oldest democr itic congress
men Of Illinois, who was very active in
support Of the interstate commerce law
and who for that reason desires 10 remain
incognito, gives il as his opinion that thi,
law will be repealed at the next session Of
congress He regards the law as too com
plicated and says it gives too much au-
thority to the commissioners and too little
benefit 10 shippers and travellers.
Assistant Secretary Maynard has rem
derod decision Of Importance 20 pho
tographers. In accordance with an opin-
ion OF the attorney general, n holds that
the process Of seusitizing and albumeniz-
ing Photographic paper isa separate oper-
alton from that Of the manufacture OF
paper, and conse lucntly entities pho
| tographers to import their sensitive paper
at 70 per cent duty instead OF -, as here
tofore.
Patrick Conn0rs was run over and kille,s
in Peoria, H., on the 3th inst. by freight
The same day letter was received stating
that his brother had been killed in Penn.
sylvania az the same hour and i'm like man
ner. A short time later il was learned
that Mike shelly, also Of Peoria had leen
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